Ray Lankford
1990–2004 · bats L / throws L · NLS, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
1,701G
.272AVG
.364OBP
.477SLG
More career statistics
1,561H
238HR
874RBI
258SB
14Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,701 | 6,675 | 5,747 | 968 | 1,561 | 356 | 54 | 238 | 874 | 828 | 1,550 | 258 | 117 | 36 | 53 | 2,739 | .272 | .364 | .477 | .841 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1995-08-29 to 1995-09-16
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1991-09-15 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1990-08-30 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1998-05-24 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 847 | 3290 | 808 | 128 | 479 | 398 | 748 | .284 | .367 | .507 |
| Away | 854 | 3385 | 753 | 110 | 395 | 430 | 802 | .259 | .349 | .447 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
| April | 227 | 879 | 213 | 31 | 97 | 111 | 194 | .282 | .369 | .481 |
| May | 335 | 1355 | 332 | 52 | 181 | 168 | 303 | .284 | .369 | .485 |
| June | 317 | 1235 | 264 | 39 | 155 | 157 | 281 | .250 | .341 | .446 |
| July | 261 | 1010 | 241 | 38 | 157 | 114 | 247 | .274 | .351 | .495 |
| August | 266 | 1112 | 260 | 30 | 135 | 121 | 266 | .267 | .343 | .444 |
| September | 274 | 1026 | 235 | 46 | 142 | 147 | 243 | .271 | .372 | .511 |
| October | 20 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | .333 | .444 | .600 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 158 | 646 | 141 | 23 | 86 | 75 | 151 | .252 | .334 | .454 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 150 | 603 | 147 | 22 | 91 | 70 | 136 | .282 | .360 | .503 |
| houston-astros | 126 | 497 | 124 | 15 | 62 | 50 | 133 | .284 | .350 | .483 |
| san-francisco-giants | 124 | 473 | 103 | 21 | 62 | 58 | 91 | .254 | .340 | .483 |
| new-york-mets | 117 | 493 | 120 | 14 | 65 | 61 | 102 | .280 | .367 | .479 |
| montreal-expos | 117 | 471 | 103 | 17 | 59 | 69 | 103 | .263 | .365 | .448 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 116 | 446 | 112 | 16 | 70 | 50 | 99 | .287 | .363 | .487 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 115 | 449 | 106 | 18 | 58 | 49 | 117 | .268 | .345 | .465 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 126 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 8 | .286 | – | – |
| 1991 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 566 | 142 | 9 | 69 | 44 | .251 | – | – |
| 1992 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 598 | 175 | 20 | 86 | 42 | .293 | – | – |
| 1993 | St. Louis Cardinals | 127 | 407 | 97 | 7 | 45 | 14 | .238 | – | – |
| 1994 | St. Louis Cardinals | 109 | 416 | 111 | 19 | 57 | 11 | .267 | – | – |
| 1995 | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 483 | 134 | 25 | 82 | 24 | .277 | – | – |
| 1996 | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 545 | 150 | 21 | 86 | 35 | .275 | – | – |
| 1997 | St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 465 | 137 | 31 | 98 | 21 | .295 | – | – |
| 1998 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 533 | 156 | 31 | 105 | 26 | .293 | – | – |
| 1999 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 422 | 129 | 15 | 63 | 14 | .306 | – | – |
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | 128 | 392 | 99 | 26 | 65 | 5 | .253 | – | – |
| 2001 | San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 389 | 98 | 19 | 58 | 10 | .252 | – | – |
| 2002 |  San Diego Padres | 81 | 205 | 46 | 6 | 26 | 2 | .224 | – | – |
| 2004 | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 200 | 51 | 6 | 22 | 2 | .255 | – | – |